Why is water reffered to as the Universal Solvent?
it can dissolve more substances than any other liquid
100
What is overfishing
taking too many fish out of the ocean at one time
100
What is an Estuary
the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
100
What are 3 examples of biotechnology
Cross Breeding, Cloning, DNA Fingerprinting
200
Name 3 key abiotic factors that change from ocean zone to ocean zone?
Temparture
Depth
Sunlight
200
What property of water creates a clear film over the surface of water?
Surface Tension
200
What is the EPA
the Envorinmental Protection Agency
200
What is Upwelling
a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid.
200
What is the basic unit of life?
Cell
300
What part of the ocean does hydrothermal vent
The Deep Ocean
300
Define Capillary Action.
Water being sucked up through a pipe like tube.
300
What is adhesion?
the action or process of adhering to a surface or object.
300
What is an Aquifer
a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
400
Where is the temparture,sunlight,and depth moderate?
The open ocean
400
The name for Evaporation, Condensation, Percipitaion and the transpiration of water?
Water Cycle
400
What is Salinity
is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water (see also soil salinity).
400
Which is a Watershed
an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
400
The Earth's water cycle is powered by
The Sun
500
What percent of our water is fresh water?
about 2%
500
What is the density of water?
1 g/ml
500
What is cohesion
the action or fact of forming a united whole
500
What is a river basin
is the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries. It encompasses all of the land surface dissected and drained by many streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another, and eventually into one river.
500
Which type of rock would you most likely find buried deep in the Earth